CVE-2011-0979

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICAL
EPSS
66.7%
top 1.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Compatibility Pack
Timeline
PublishedFeb 10
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer SP2 do not properly handle errors during the parsing of Office Art records in Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object record, related to a "stray reference," aka "Excel Linked List Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/excel4 versions+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/office2004, 2008, 2011+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6cvp-fp94-mvg9: Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2011-0979: Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer↗2011-02-10
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